Hello, I wanted to share my experience. I found this past summer, online, from an offical website from Centre County, PA. my own ancestor's 1840 Petition for Naturalization, and his Naturalization Certificate. It stated his name, age, where he was currently living. The date he entered into USA, the Port, the name of the Ship he arrived on, his birth date and place. It did not mention parents, siblings, wife or children. It does say who he is denouncing allegiance to, for example: King George of Britain. I will caution that some information will be false, either planned, or by mistake. For example: my ancestor mis-stated the exact date he arrived on ship. But I had previously found his exact passenger record, so I knew it was wrong. I think many immigrants could not remember when they arrived in USA exactly. Or for some reason they lied a bit. I have found that most of my relatives did apply for Naturalization exactly 5 years after arriving. The Declaration of Intent to Stay in the USA, or so called "First Papers", could have been filed anywhere previously, when they first arrived in USA. Best regards, Lilly Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lamont" <Theshadow8418@verizon.net> To: <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 8:03 PM Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] 1842 naturalization US District Court New Haven > > > _____ > > To where should I send a request for an 1842 naturalization record of the > US > District Court in New Haven? What information might I expect to find? > > L > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Lilly, I found out that the record I am looking for is in the NARA in Massachusetts. They advised me that Connecticut records of the period typically held little, if any, information. The individual I spoke with told me that their procedure was to locate Connecticut records and advise customers first. I will know in 8 days whether I should request the record or not. Almost any additional information could tell me if I have correct record. Thanks, L